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Mena Woman Drowns In Scott County

A Mena woman drowned Saturday while swimming with friends in a creek outside of Waldron.

Jodie Hogan, 30, was pronounced dead at Mercy Hospital in Waldron, according to investigator D.J. Pyles of the Scott County Sheriff’s Office.

Hogan and three friends were swimming in the spillway creek off of Lake Hinkle in the Brushy Hollow Road around 6:15 p.m.

“They decided to go for a swim on a low-water bridge,” Pyles said. “The victim entered the water near one of the culverts and she got sucked in the culvert. The water was running over the bridge, so (it was) a pretty strong current.”

Hogan was under the water 10 to 15 minutes before her friends were able to pull her out.

“She had already stopped breathing,” Pyles said.

Hogan’s friends administered CPR and attempted to contact authorities. “It took them a little bit of time to get some phone service,” Pyles said.

When emergency personnel arrived, they took over life-saving procedures and transported Hogan to the hospital, according to Pyles.